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Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-01-27
PLEASANT PICTURES.
How Electricity May Revoluti0nize Farm
Work in the Near Future.

How Electricity May Revolutionize Farn
Work in the Near Future.
viii electricity ever be made a chea,
and effective motive power on tn,
farm? We think it will, and we thini
the present generation will see it ap
Piled. and will enjoy the benefits of it:
results. The electric light is now q
pronounced success. The transmission
Of power by electricity is no longer an
experiment. The problem which cleo
tricians are now trying to solve. is how
to simplify and cheaper electrical APP
pliances. adapting them to popular and
economic use. Every day witnesses
some new invention or discovery. which
is bringing us nearer to that point
But how can the electric current be
applied to farming purposes? In many
ways. First. in electric light. There
are seasons of the year when it would
be an incalculable advantage to turn
night into day, working as our facto-
ries do when underpressure of business,
with a day and night force. For in
stance, when the season is late and the
time is very short for blowing and
planting, how very convenient it would
be to double up the time. and plow
and plant under the blaze of the
electric light. In the heated season it
would be a great relief TO men and
teams to work in the cool of night and
lie in the shade during the day. Then
in the critical time of harvest how con-
venient it would be to gather in the
grain, out of the way of to-morrow's
storm.
But how will electrical energy be
generated on the farm? If there is an
available water power, it can be sue
cessfully utilized; but as every farm is
not furnished with water course, other
means Of obtaining power must be re-
sorted to. When the storage Of cleo
trical energy is made practicable (and
we have no doubt it will beg, then the
power that is running to waste on every
farm. the wind, will be captured and
set to work by the means of wind-mills,
and all day and night these cheap serv-
ants will be gathering and storing the
force of the wind to be used at will,
either in lighting the house, the barn,
or the fields, or in transmitting power
for all kinds of mechanical work, from
saving logs down to churning the but
ter or rocking the cradle.
This is not visionary picture of the
farm of the future. All these things
can be done to-day, but as electrical
science is yet in its infancy, there is |
much yet to be done before all its grand
possibilities can be fully realized. Elec-
tricity will do our farm work before
the present generation of young men
turn their toes skyward. and we hope
we shall live long enough to say: 1--WE
told you Western Plown,an.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-01-27

The cold mutton left from dlrner
may be converted into a very appetiz.
ing dish, as follows: Cut the meat into
thin slices, and cut these very fine.
Melt an ounce of butter in a frying.
pan. cut up Il slice of onion and fry ii
in The butter: then remove it; add the
meat, little salt and pepper. and soup
or water to moisten it; when thorough
" warmed through put spoonfuls of 1t
neatly on toast; on top Of the nicsi
place poached egg.-Boston Gic5s.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-01-27
HUMOROUS.

No love is so intense as that of the
eighteen-year-old youth for the twenty
six-year-old girl. He gets over it, Of
course, but while it's in motion it's
sixty miles IN hour, including stops.-
Puck.
Jaw, Ariel. donthewno. I've q
terrible cold in my head" ~You
should be very grateful. Algcrnon.
that You have" "Why. deah?'
"YOu now know that you have some
thing in t.'-Chicago Tribune.
-Dobson erected a danger signal.
''You are fixing it. 1 suppose" re-
marked Thompson. $50 that he who
runs MAJ read" .'On the contrary"
replied Dobson, II am fixing it so that
he who reads may run '-Pi4sburgA
Dispatch.
"A machine has been invented which
viii sew on buttons as fast rs seven
girls could do the work, but when it
comes to sitting up of Sunday night
with young man seven machines can't
begin to do the work of one girl. There
is no fear of any invention driving the
girls out Of market.-Detroit Free
Press
TELL me, my dear uncle" said q
nephew to the old gentleman who. re-
nowned for his gallantry in his youth,
was relating some of his recollections,
''of all the women you have ever
known. by whom were you most
struck" by your sainted aunt, my
dear boy" was the unhesitating reply.
N. J. Ledger.
The girls at Vassar College draw
each other into u corner and mys-
teriously inquire: '.Do you know why
Prof. Blank wears plug hat?" mo;
why is it?'' ITO cover his head. OF
course" Then they te-he-he and no!
no! no! and write home to ma that thew
passed ninety-eight per cent. in Hoyle.
Detroit Free Press.
Mrs. Winks-"Why, Ibid not know
American Indians ever had idols,
Mr.. Winks-''They haven't" "But
the paper says the chief Of tribe Of
DSSer 1ndlans dslly wnxships stone
chnrn. 20! well, that's not remarka-
BILE. Since we've been boarding I've
felt as If l could worship a genuine
churn myself. ''-OmaAa World.
He Was Not Joking-"Are yos
married or single?' asked New York
Judge of witness in divorce suit.
u am not married, but smy wife isl
Now. if You get of any more jokes in
this courtroom, I'll lock you up for
OF court" why. judge. I
amt joking. Twas married and got
divorce. My wife married again.
but didn't. know when I've got
enough, so you scs I'm not married.
but my wife is. Yoa don't catch ma
oklnS on any such serious subject -
natrimony."-1eras Syaings.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-01-27
PERSONAL AND LITERARY.

John Peter Richardson. Gorcsffos
OF South Carolina, is the fifth membes
OF his family who has been elected to
that office.
George Augustus Sala writes 50
small a hand that, it is said, not q sim
gle compositor's name appears on his
list of friends.
Mrs. Custer, widow of the famous
Indian fighter, says her new book will
tell the story of her husbands life on
the plains for nineteen years.
Miss Ida Boomer recently made
her debut as pianist in Louisville, and
the local papers are making great
efforts to boom her into prominence.
William Lockport. Hunter. the fa-
nous Texan hero, who was one of the
fourteen survivors of the Massacre of
GOliad, died a few days since at Austin,
Tex. He was also one of the three
men who left the fated Alamo in the
hope of securing help for the gallant
garrison. At the time of his death he
had reached his eightieth year.
Joel Munsen's Sons. of Albany,
publishers of genealogies. have under
taken the compilation of large and
valuable work entitled american An
cestry," in which the direct male line
age of every citizen of the United
States will be recorded who can trace
his descent from families settled in
America previous to 1900. = albany
Journal.
Mrs. Whitney's brother is quin-
tomilliopaire. but is not at all spoiled
~ it people say. He is in his tiftieth
year. has pleasant manners. and the
one thing in life he is Unfortunately vain
Of--not his money. not his success, not
his miilion-dollar house. not his palace
car and his pictures. but-his sister,
the wife of the Secretary Of the Navy.
Boston Trdceher.
-GrandsOns of Thomas Ewing, of
Ohio, and Reverdy johnson, of Mary
land. are serving as pages in the Sem
ate. Of which their distinguished grand
fathers were once such prominent menu
bers. Senator German, Of MARYLAND,
and Representatives Scott. of Pennsyl-
vania. and Townsend. of Illinois. were
pages in the House in their boyhOOd
Washington Star.
The monument to John B. Cough.
the famous temperance orator, in Hope
Cemetery, Worcester. Mass, has been
placed in position on the family lot 1t
is plain but tasteful and substantial
of granite. 1t is about
'our feet in height, on base about 81
)y 81 feet, and surmOuntcd by cap
lbout 81 by 2! feet. On the middle of
he front of the base is the name
Cough. in large letters.
General Hoke. now at the head of
he new Georgia, Carolina and North
I'm railroad. was Major-Gencral in
he Confederate army at twenty-seven
ears Of age. When the war was over
lie wanted to go to New York AMI start
ife anew. He had no suit but the old
ray uniform. and he had this dyed by
n old servant, while his mother COW
red the buttons with pieces of an old
ombazine dress.-Chicago Tribune.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-01-27
"A salesman for a boot and sht

"A salesman for boot and shoe fac
tory at Lynn. Mass. says peculiarly
of the Philadelphia trade is that shoes
for ladies must be made with square
toes. ''Shoes of this STYLE said ne
.'are manufactured expressly for Phila.
delphia- Nowhere else in the United
States can such goods be sold. Boston
Herald
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-01-27
4 JOYFUL ANNIVERSARY.

The Grand Work accomplished by One
Missionary iE Formosa in Fourteen
Years.
The Presbyterian Record of Canada
reports that IN their mission to Formosa
four places have been added to the
thirty-four occupied priorto the Franco
Chinese war. The Chinese Govern
ment acted very honorabIy in TIE mat
ter Of the chapel destroyed or injured
during the war, and the claim for dam
ages $4,000 was promptly met DR..
Mackey has been prominent among the
missionaries. and on the 9th of March
last Joyous service was held COM
memorative Of the fourteenth anniver-
sary OF his landing on Formosa. Mr..
Jameson described the day thus: ut
was IN occasion of great gladness and
Of heartfelt praise. From all parts of
North FoTmOsa converts gathered in
iamsul-oid men, young men. women
and children. Some old men Travelled
five days to share in the rejoicings and
thanksgiving. Hundreds walked three
or four days. A-Toa had been asked to
decorate Oxford College and the
girls school. The effectiveness
with which this was done was
fitting expression of the enthusiasm
OF the people. Arches of green boughs
were erected in various places near
the college; Chinese lanterns were hung
in rows among the trees; flags were
waving. especially the British, on one
side OF the college. and the Chinese
on the other. The day was spent in
great joy"
One thousand two hundred and sew
enty-thrce converts We're assembled. |
Mandarins. civil ard military officers,
leading merchants, and head-men in |
Bangkah and other places sent letters |
of congratulation. In these WAYS. be-
sides making fine display of fire.
works, many non-converts showed their !
sympathy with the object of the gath
ering. Let DIR. Mackay speak word
about his emotions in reviewing the
past:
Fourteen years ago Yesterday
<March 8. 1872, at p. m, landed
here. All was dark around. Idolatry
was rampant. The people were bitter
toward any foreigner. There were no
churches. no hospitals, no preachers,
no students, no friends. / knew neither
European nor Chinese. Year after year
passed away rapidly. But of the per-
secutions, trials and woes: of the sleep
less nights; of the weeping hours and
bitter sorrows; of the travelling bare
foot. drcnchei with wet; of the nights
in ox-s:abes. damp huts. and filthy,
dark, small rooms; of the weeks in
savage country. seeing bleeding heads
brought to dance around: of the mar
row escapes from death by sea, by saw
ages. ~, mobs. by sickness. and by the
French-you will never fully know"
Then. referring to the wonderful con-
trast presented by the great and joyous
celebration of March 9. he says:
Il viii tell you what told the great
multitude in and about the college. that
being shu: out from my beloved For
mosa was the hardest thing 1 had to
bear during all the fourteen years. l
care nothing for presents. l do care to
see 1,273 converts in Tamsui all assem-
bled together. There is no sham. no
romance, no excitement. no sentiment
taliSm hcre-nO, but stubborn fact.
When landed there was not one. Yes
terday l.275 rejoiced in singing praises
to the God Almighty. Missionary
Herald
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-01-27

of your ideas. but che greatness O.
them. A mouse hath ten offspring If
her nest, while the lioness hath one H.
her lair. All ideas about forms, and
ceremonies, and church government
put together are not worth the one idea
of getting to Heaven yourself and TAX
ing your family with YOU'D. Tai
mage.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-01-27
LEARNED DIR. JACK.
A Colored Medical Mars New Theory
Evolution Of Diseases.

-
Evolution of Diseases.
DR.. Jack, an old negro who claim:
to be physician, and who has consid
cradle practice among the supersti
tious negroes who live in the bottoms,
approached well-known doctor the
other day, and asked:
''Say, doctor, yer knows ole man
Ant'hy. reckons?"
"Yes."
"Wall. the ole mans mighty poly,
an l wush yer'd tell me whut yer
thinks de matter wild him.
''Of course can't tell unless l exam
inc him." the physician replied, ''but
from what l know of the old fellow 3
character 1 should think that he is a
hypochondriac.
''Thankee, sab; thankee. OATS all !
wanter know. Thankee. sah.'
DR.. Jack. struggling to remember
what the doctor had said, called ON
Anthony.
'.Brudcr Ant'ny," said he, 'I'se been
much interested in yer case, an hab hill
err 'sultation wild some O. de fines doc
tors in de country, an we'se come ter
'clusion dat yer's got de-got de-de-
er-de hippopotomus."
"My Lawd!' exclaimed the old man.
"Yas, dat's it, an now we'se got ter
take great kere ter keep it frum run
min inter de rhinoceros."
"My stars, yer doan tell me sou
"Yas, bruder, tells yer SO, ease it's
'zician's duty ter tell de truf. Yer see
da's got ter namin' ceases airter desc
heah circus animals now"
''Why is dat?'
"'Case nearly all the ceases in dis
country comes from de shows. Now. in
proof. femme AK Yer er pint: Amt dar
mo- sickness in dis country now den
dar wuz when yer wuz er boy?''
"Yas."
"Ah, hah; an doan mo- shows come
heah now den da did den?''
"Dat's er fack,' the old man replied,
with convinced shake of the head.
"Wall, dat proves it." the doctor
continued. ode medicine science an
Geology o ter-day doan' stop till truf
is dragged up by de roots. Yer mis-
cry fust come on wild pains, didn't it?'
"Yas, sah."
"But Yer still had err good apertite?"
"Dat's whit had
didn't feel like stirrin' roun'
much?''
"Yer's hittin' itr' the old man ex-
with the enthusiasm of sud- |
ien conviction.
''Tried ter sarve de Lawd all de time,
but had er powerful hankerin' airter
fresh meat, didn't yer?'
Il did fur err fack, doctor; 1 did,
sho'."
wall, dat tease. at de fust openin'
wuz de kangaroo"
Eyer doan' sesso!''
''Yas, OATS whit it wuz."
Yer say dat it's bout ter get inter
lie rhinocerOs now?'T
"Tryin' ter do dat, yas.''
EFF it gets inter dat, den whut?'
"W'y, den, eff we doan' check it
mighty soon it will get inter de zebra.
seed folks jes' fore da died turn
triped, amt yer?'
"Yas"
"Wali, Ga had de zebra. Folks wild
lie rhinOceros is sometimes cured. but I
When da gets dc zebra. dar amt no
lope fur 'em. 1t takes money. 1 tells I
er. ter handle desc ceases an yer'I :
after sorter hustle ter pay me. Wall, !
mus go. Oars er chile down heah
ats got de monkey an 1 mus hurry I
er keep it from runnin' inter de cata- {
lount. "-ArkdnsaW Trareler.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-01-27

Sam Jones says "that q cold pew
viii make cold pulpit"
New Ulm weekly review., 1887-12-07
WIN. FRANK. JOHN BENTzIN.
Cottonwood MI Mills,

Custom grinding solicited. Will
grind wheat for J Gone eighty or ex-
change 81 lbs. flour. 5 TBS. shorts and s
TBS. bran for one bushel Of wheat. Flour
and feed sold at low rates and delivered
a New Ulm free Of expense.
FRANK s. BENTzIN. @
New Ulm weekly review., 1887-12-07
Bro,Uas co. q gre 2.acult,srol Society
For the benefit fpa9't Of The late
Grand .Jai7'y.

Gentlemen
Your recommended to the County
G Commissioners regarding the jail etc,
We have had now for about ~ different
times by n different grand juries.
are used to that and expect to hear of
it again so that is all right.
Your recommendation regarding
."'part Of any description" in the tax
lists the number of acres being always
given, it is an easy matter for any as
sessor.. if he chooses, to place the relat-
i've value upon such description. Furth-;
er, in regard to so described tracts the
County Board and men in charge of
the Auditors Office have always given
full description when the same went
into Judgment as to taxes s'not paid"
providing the description could be found
in the Register Office but they never
yet saw fit to send a surveyor out and
put this expense on top of taxes on such
delinquent tracts. when they well knew
that such lots or parts of lots were not
worth the bare taxes, and the County
Board have considered time and again
whether it would not be best to drop
some such parcels from the tax list. -
Come forward gentlemen. let us know
what you want to buy for taxes, and we
will put it in shape for you. Further
more the men in charge of the County
Auditors and Treasurer's offices fail to
see where the illegality of a tax receipt
comes in when a tax receipt is given
and such tax is properly credited on
the tax duplicate. IF
In regard to the swamp lands, form
erly owned by the Chicago s. St. Paul
R. R. Co. the County Auditors Office
had orders from the State Auditor that
pursuant to decree of the State su.
preme court said lands must be charged
with back taxes from 1881, which was
done, and then again they were ordered
by the State Auditor to abate said tax
es pursuant by act of legislation passed
last winter up to first day of May next
after contract or deed rendered by
said Chicago & St. Paul r. r. Co to
actual purchasers. How the county is
going to collect taxes, that were legally
| abated in that, is a conundrum, not
withstanding the suggested course of the
Healdman of Sleepy Eye.
GoUNTY OFFICIAL.
New Ulm weekly review., 1887-12-07
"a Rare Cl29DO2.E.k .k9ait3i.
Of Sleepy Eye.

4 am now receiving the largest and
best assortment Of Musical Instruments
ever shown III this city. consisting OF
Violins. Accordeons, Harmonicas, Ban
jos, Guitars, Flutes, Piccolos, Music
Boxes. in TACT every thing: in tie Music.
line, and viii offer tie s.. me 1t tie
q most 81 astonis fishing low prices ever known
$ll ii New Ulm. am prepared 10 give
4yon bargains in Instruments. quality II
goods and pr ces speak fol themselves
Give me call and convince yourself.
Special low prices on Organs md
Pianos frf,nl ns'w until the holidays.
O. II. OLSEN.
View Drug = Music Store, Meridian
Biocs. New Ulm. Minn.
New Ulm weekly review., 1887-12-07
PROBATE NOTICE.

4 State Of Minnesota. County of Brown }ss In
Probate Court, Special Term, Dec, LIST 1857.
In the Matter Of the Estate ofAslag Torjusen
Pytten deceased.
On reading and filing the petition of ndrew Lar
son, executor of the last will Slnd testament
and Of the estate of Aslag Toriusen Pyten
deceased, representing among other things, that
that time andplace be fixed forcxamining and al
lowing his account Of his administration, md for
the assignment of the residue of said estate to
the parties named in the last will and testament
of said deceased. az
It is ordered, that said account be examined
and petition heard, by the Judge of this Court, on
Thursday the 10Th day Of December A. d. 1887, at
2o'clock p. M. lat the Office OF Gustav Nuessle in
the village of Springfield in said county
And it is further rderad, that notice thereof be
given to all persons interested, by publishing q
copy of this order for three successive weeks prior
to said day Of hearing in the New Ulm Review
weekly newspaper, printed and published at thu
City of New Ulm in said County.
Dated at New Ulm the 1st day of December A. d.
1857. By the Court.
ERNST BRANDT.
.N.S.) Judgeof Probate.
New Ulm weekly review., 1887-12-07
CITY NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that the Board
OF Public Works of the City of New Ulm
Mimi, will meet at the City Clerks Of
fee in said city on Dec. u A.. d. 1887
at 4 p. ~. for the purpose of assessing
the benefits and damages assessed by
the Strengthening Of a certain highway
OF street where the name shall pass over
Outlot No. 63 and the hospital and Poor
house grounds in said CITY.
By order of the Public Works.
LOUIS .SCHILbING,
Clerk. Board Of Public Works.
Dated New Ulm, November 10Th 1887.
New Ulm weekly review., 1887-12-07
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

John Wood and wife to John Wilson
se4 of sci Sec IA T .108 R 35 1920.
John Bagen to John Wilson Lot l B 8
Bagen's 2nd Add. Burns $50.
w. 0. Tolman to Merrill and Charlotte
Tolman ne4 af sw4 Sec 80 T 112 R 33
$4OO. II.
Alfred Anderson and wife to Martin
Norseth Lot / B l. Hanson Station.
$500.
August Triton and wife to john stoeck-
ert Lot II B % S New Ulm.
Thorsten Paulsen and wife to Jacob
Mickelsen WI of ne4 of sci and WI Of
se4 of ne4 Sec 81 Z 108 r 80.
Knut @. Harbo and wife to Tosten
Paulsen undv, J Of ne4 Of SET and se4
of nea Sec 81 Z 1O8 r 80.
Truman R. Humphry and wife to Es-
ther A. Troxel ST of sci Sec 80 Z 108
r 80 5000.
Franz Wandersee and wife to Henry
Meyer l34 acres of WI Of ne4 Sec 10
T 10 r 81. $3.50.
John A Willard and wife to Peter Sou
kup 81 of NJ Of sw44 Sec "a L 100 r 32
1926. ''- s'
Sarah Lent and husband to Wenzel
kennlnger W. OF nWl Sec 2 .Ts1 s108 e
80 $115O.
Theo Kraeff5 estate to e. G. Koch out
lot 458 New Ulm.
Adolph Witt and wife to o.. G. Koch
outlot 234 New Ulm.
Winona & st. Peter Land Co. to Ber-
nard Schaef1er sci Of mel and ne1 of
sci Sec 80 I 100 r 81 $1,000.
George Doehne and wife to William
James Lots 2. Z and s Sec 80 Z lO9 r
81. 120 acres $1,000.
Henry Koehler and wife to Marg. Fell
ner n 20 feet of Lot z B SO It New
Ulm $500.
Chr. A. Stife1 and wife to Joseph Goe-
bert Lot il B S New Ulm. $40.
p. G Koch and wife to Henry Schrcer
Lot 8 b 81 N New Ulm $50.
John Zaske and wife to Douad Nc
Kenzle 20 acres of Ell of nwl s. % T
III r SO $500.
Winona & st. Peter Land Co. to j
Griebel NV of nw4 S 35 e 1O9 r so
$500.
WlnorEs s st. Peter Land Co. TO Mich.
Zupfer Un,lv OF nw4 of sw4 Sec 5
Il l08 r 50 $500.
p. g. Koch and wife to Michael Zupfer
un,ivaa OF :nWal ofssw4 S 5 IL lO8 K so
SI3D.
s>,t;tte of Miane>ot:s 10 John Mohr swl
o1 ss4 s. I6 si' ly9 r 8
New Ulm weekly review., 1887-12-07

There is y protective tax of seventy
tis,. cents 4. ton on coal imported into
the Uniled States from -;;:.,la.la. aud Il
simiiar tax on coal imported into Cana
sia from the United States. Wonder
sWl'., has ti,e benefi. of ll,is reciprocal
pruleclipn.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-09-12

LYSDoNvILLE, ORLEANS County, NV
YORK, April ., 1SS5.-About year ego,
l imprudently stepped off tho Hud.
son River cars while they were in
motion. In trying to save mysslf from
fearful fall l wrenched by back terribly.
The next day l could rot walk, and auf-
tercd pain from my neck to my heels.
Various applications were made, but moth
ing which was done abatcd my suffering.
Being anxious to get up and attend to bus.
ineas, I determined to place thrco ALL.
cocks Porous PLAsTERs, one above tho
other, on my back. In about an hour and
a half they caused considerable itching.
The pnin and soreness senuibly decreased,
and I rested pretty well that night. The
next morning the itching began to be
quito nevere under the plastsrs. To get
some relief, had my back rubbed cross-
ways over the Plasters. I was surprised
within two hours afserwsrds to fnd the
pain and aorenesa almost gone. l stayed
in bed that day: and the morning after.
wards I got up and attended to business.
5ifsgits O. ". pETTNAS